Child s carriage



Patented Apr. l8, I899.

N a. FISCHER.

CHILDS CARRIAGE.

(Application file'd. Aug. 13, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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GEORG FISCHER, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

CHILDS CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 623,308, dated April18, 1899.

Application filed August 13, 1398.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORG FISCHER, of Boston, in the countyof Suffolkand State of Massachusetts, have in vented certain new and usefulImprovements in Childrens Carriages, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has for its object to provide a childs carriage the bodyof which is divided transversely into a head-section and a footsection,the foot-section being hinged to the head-section and adapted to beyieldingly supported. either in a raised position to serve as ahorizontal continuation of the head section or in a depressed positionto enable the child to be conveniently placed in the carriage andremoved, or to serve as a foot-rest when the occupant of the carriage isin a sitting position.

The invention consists in the improvements which I will now proceed todescribe and claim.

Of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my improved carriage, showingthe foot-section raised. Fig. 2 represents a similar view showing thefoot-section depressed. Fig. 3 isa perspective view showing theadjustable spring which supports the foot-section and the meansfor adjustably securing the same. Fig. irepresentsasection showing guides forthe supplemental back.

The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all thefigures.

In the drawings, a a represent the axles on which the wheels a a aremounted, and a represent the usual reach-bars, which are secured to andextend between the axles, said axles and bars constituting the usualsupportingfranie of the carriage, which is provided with the usualhandles a The body of the carriage is transversely divided at I) andcoinprises a head-section b and a foot-section b said sections beingconnected by hinges 71 which are adapted to permit the foot-section tobe depressed, as shown in Fig. 2.

c 0 represent springs which yieldingly support the head-section b, saidsprings being suitably attached to the supporting-frame at their lowerends.

(Z represents an adjustable spring which yieldingly supports thefoot-section 11 The adjustable spring (Z is movable in a guide d,

Serial No. 688,471. (No model.)

shown a pin cl inserted in an orifice in the a lower portion of thespring d and bearing against one side of the guide 61, said pinpreventing the weight of the foot-section from pushing the springthrough the guide. It is obvious, however, that any other suitabledevice may be used for this purpose, such as a set-screw engaged withthe. guide and arranged to bear upon the portion of the spring that iswithin the guide. VVhen-the pin 62 is removed, the foot-section b isfree to swing downwardly to the position shown in Fig. 2, the spring cZsliding through the guide until the foot-section is depressed. Thespring (1 is made sufficient-1y flexible or resilient to enable it toafford a yielding support to the footsection when the latter is raised.The adj ustable spring cl has a sliding connection at its upper end withthe foot-section Z), so that when the foot-section is depressed, asshown in Fig. 2, it can move up and down independently of the spring 61and is not rigidly attached thereto. To this endthe upper end of thespring cl is bent to form an arm 61 which is formed to slide on thebottom of the footsection Z) and is loosely connected with saidfoot-section by a guide d attached to the footseetion, the arm (1 beingfree to slide in the said guide. It will be seen, therefore, that whenthe foot-section is raised it bears on the arm d and does not moveindependently thereon; but when the foot-section is depressed and thespring (1 is virtually short ened, so that its resilience isconsiderably decreased, the foot-section is free to slide on the arm (1when the head-section rises and falls on the springs c c. It will beseen, therefore, that the freedom of the carriage-body to rise and fallon its springs is not impaired by the described provisions for holdingthe foot-section in different positions.

The head section is provided with side pieces 6 e and the foot-sectionwith similar side pieces 6 e. The meeting ends of said side pieces arearranged to overlap, so that the side pieces form continuous guardsalong the sides of the carriage-body whether the foot-section is raisedor depressed.

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f represents a supplemental back, which is removably inserted in guidesf on the inner sides of the side pieces of the head-section. Thesupplemental back is used when the footsection is depressed and used asa foot-rest, the supplemental back serving to support the back of therider in a sitting position. hen the body is adjusted as shown in Fig.1, the supplemental back is removed.

I claim 1. A childs carriage, comprising a supporting-frame havingwheels, a body transversely divided to form a head-section and afoot-section, said sections being connected by hinges, springsyieldingly supporting the head-section, an adjustable spring yieldinglysupporting the foot-section, and means for detachably securing theadjustable spring to the supporting-frame. v

2. A childs carriage, comprising a supporting-frame having wheels, abody composed of ahead-section and a foot-section hinged thereto, saidsections having side pieces which overlap each other at the meeting endsof the sections and form continuous guards when the foot-section iseither raised or depressed, springs yieldingly supporting thehead-section, and an adjustable spring yieldingly supporting thefoot-section.

3. A childs carriage, comprising a supporting-frame having wheels, abody composed of a head-section and a foot-section hinged thereto,springs yieldingly supporting the two sections, means for adjusting thesupportingspring of the foot-section to permit the depression of thelatter, a supplemental back,

and means for detachably securing the same

